What is the Double the Donation Standard Matching Gift Request Form?

This article explains the Standard Matching Gift Request Form provided by Double the Donation to help streamline the matching gift submission process for donors.

What are the other options for a company starting a matching gift program?

Purpose of the Standard Matching Gift Request Form

How is the Double the Donation Standard Matching Gift Request Form generated?

Why is the Double the Donation Standard Matching Gift Request Form helpful for donors, nonprofits, and companies?

What does the Double the Donation Standard Matching Gift Request Form look like?

Which companies accept the Double the Donation Standard Matching Gift Request Form?

Companies accept matching gift requests in a wide range of formats, from online portals to PDFs. This can get confusing for donors and hard for nonprofit organizations to guide them through! Plus, companies have a hard time deciding how they want to manage matching gift submissions.

What are the other options for a company starting a matching gift program?

Purpose of the Standard Matching Gift Request Form

Double the Donation offers the Double the Donation Standard Matching Gift Request Form. This form contains all the information about a gift that a company needs to process a matching gift request, generated and sent automatically when a donor opts in. Any company can decide they wish to accept this standard form to make things easier for their internal processing team, their employees, and the nonprofits they support.

The Standard Matching Gift Request Form is a tool that helps donors easily submit their matching gift requests to their employer. This form is designed to:

• Provide a uniform structure for donors to submit their matching gift requests.

• Include all necessary information that employers typically need to process the matching gift.

This form can be used by donors who need to apply for matching funds from their employer after making a donation to your organization.

How the Form Works

The Standard Matching Gift Request Form includes the following key information:

1. Donor Details

   • Name, donation amount, and donation date.

2. Employer Information

   • Details about the company the donor works for, including the company’s matching gift program guidelines.

3. Donation Details

   • Information about the donation made, including amount and nonprofit details.

4. Employer Contact

   • Information to help the donor contact the right person in the company’s HR or philanthropic department to submit the request.

How is the Double the Donation Standard Matching Gift Request Form generated?

The Standard Matching Gift Request Form is typically generated through Double the Donation's platform or directly from the Matching Gift Plugin that is embedded on a nonprofit’s donation page.

• Step 1: Donors check if their employer offers a matching gift program through the plugin.

• Step 2: Once verified, they can access and fill out the request form.

• Step 3: The form is automatically populated with the relevant donation and donor details to streamline the submission process.

This form is designed to be user-friendly and tailored to meet the specific needs of both donors and the organizations they support.

The great news? From the donor's perspective, it works exactly like Double the Donation's auto-submission partnership with your favorite workplace giving platforms!  Want to dive further into Double the Donation's autosubmission functionality?  Learn more about autosubmission and the matching module here.

How to Access and Use the Form

1. Access the Form: The Standard Matching Gift Request Form is available through Double the Donation’s platform, typically via the Matching Gift Plugin.

2. Fill Out the Form: Donors can complete the form online or print it out to submit to their employer.

3. Submit to Employer: Donors send the completed form to their employer’s HR or charitable giving department.

Why is the Double the Donation Standard Matching Gift Request Form helpful for donors, nonprofits, and companies?

• For Donors: The form simplifies the process by providing step-by-step guidance and automatically filling in key details like donation amount and nonprofit information. This makes it easier for donors to submit matching gift requests to their employers, increasing the likelihood of match submission.

• For Nonprofits: It helps increase matching gift revenue by making the process clear and easy for donors to complete. By automating much of the process, nonprofits can focus on promoting the program and enhancing donor engagement.

• For Companies: It ensures that matching gifts are processed more efficiently by providing all the necessary information upfront. It reduces errors and streamlines the matching process for the employer’s HR or philanthropic department.

What does the Double the Donation Standard Matching Gift Request Form look like?

Which companies accept the Double the Donation Standard Matching Gift Request Form?

Many! In particular:

1. Any nonprofit organization using Double the Donation Matching Enterprise can indicate that a company will accept the standard form when they set up a company program directly in the matching module. Learn more about these programs here.

2. Any company that notifies Double the Donation of a new or updated matching gift program can opt into accepting the standard form as part of the notification process. 

3. Many companies have their PDF forms with fields that directly correlate to the fields on the Double the Donation standard form. These companies can accept the standard form in addition to or in place of their form if they wish.

Double the Donation highly recommends companies starting a matching gift program consider working with a workplace giving solution.  Learn more about our partner workplace giving platforms here.